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The Ballad of Ellie Hanley / An Cailín Bán (Live) Lyrics by Trú (NI)

Frontier EP

2020

[Verse 1]
He was rich, she was poor all her life
But he chose this peasant girl for his wife
What a night when they married!
Their love once was bright
But slowly it died
[Verse 2]
Feet so light for that she could roam
Breast as white as Shannon's foam
She loved him best, her heart was stolen
Now never to rest, drifting west
Ellie's always alone
[Chorus]
Hang at the dawn
As night comes on, the curtain's drawn
The final scene at Gallow's Green
[Verse 3]
Another girl took his fancy one day
So he had to have his wife put away
On a boat his brother brought hеr
To batter her, throw her down
Into thе river below
[Chorus]
He will hang at the dawn
As night comes on, the curtain's drawn
The final scene at Gallow's Green
He will hang at the dawn
[Bridge]
Found at the weir
Her skin pale and clear
But he shed no tear
[Chorus]
He will hang at the dawn
As night comes on, the curtain's drawn (and she is gone)
The final scene at Gallow's Green (Cailín Bán)
He will hang at the dawn
He will hang at the dawn (Cailín Bán)
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Trú (NI)

Trú (NI)

About “The Ballad of Ellie Hanley / An Cailín Bán (Live)” by Trú (NI)

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"The Ballad of Ellie Hanley / An Cailín Bán (Live)" appears on "Frontier EP" in 2020.

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